David Meade and Facebook join over 900 businesses at NI’s largest networking event

Mentalist David Meade and the Head of Facebook in Ireland joined Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NI Chamber) at its Annual Networking Conference and Business Showcase earlier today (12 September 2018).

Over 900 businesses from across Northern Ireland attended the large-scale networking conference at St George’s Market Belfast with keynote speakers David Meade and Helen Smyth, Head of Ireland for Small and Medium Business at Facebook.

Now in its eighth year, the conference is the largest business networking event of its kind, and was held in partnership with headline sponsor Dublin Airport and supporting sponsors Belfast City Council and PwC.

It was designed to give companies the opportunity to meet, engage and participate in networking activities aimed at creating new business connections.

New for this year, the conference also featured a second stage of speakers. The PwC ‘Future of Work’ stage hosted a number of speakers including Tony Price, Partner at PwC Digital Private Business, Gerry Kindlon, Executive Director at Seagate Technologies and a panel discussion with clients from the Innovation Factory which supports firms specialising in technology and product development.

Other speakers at the event included representatives from Whitewater Brewery, Dublin Airport, Jordan Wolf Associates, PwC and Ardmore Advertising.

The event also featured a large market place with over 100 companies showcasing their products and services.